Ash receiver



Oct. 8, 1935. Ki RET-HCH 2,016,560

ASH RECEIVER Filed Jan. '7, 1935 Cal Patented Oct. 8, 1935 v PATNTOFFICE Asn anonima xm nemen, Junon, Mich. Application January 1, 1933,serial Nu. 650,'14

9 Claims.

The present invention relates tolan improvement in ash receptacles andthe like and has as its principal object the regulating of supportingmeans for cigars and cigarettes usually associated with such articles.

Herebefore, supports yof the above character, upon which the smokerrests his unilnished cigarette or cigar, for the sake of appearance andconvenience are of considerably less over-all length than the tobaccoproduct and such product must be initially supported intermediate theends"`thereon. As the lighted tobacco product burns inwardly, it is notat all uncommon to have the opposite unlighted end, protruding beyondthe support, overbalance the lighted end with the result that the cigaror cigarette will fall upon the furniture or rug below the supportcausing considerable damage.

Thus it becomes the object of the present linvention to provide athermo-sensitive support for ash receivers which will deposit theburning tobacco product in the receiver after inwardly burning hasprogressed beyond a. predetermined point. This is accomplished in thepreferred embodimentA illustrated by a support comprising a strip ofthermostatic metal secured at the inner end and having a zone thereofdeflected upwardly to effect an-upward snapping action of the outer endupon being subjected to the heat of the burning tobaccoproduct.

In the accompanying drawing wherein onee possible form my invention mayassume is disclosed for the purpose of illustration,

Fig. 1 is a plan view. I

Fig 2 is a side elevation with a portion thereof shown in broken crosssection. f

Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating the snapping action of myimproved support.`

`Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. l

Having reference to the drawing, an ash receiver l, of anysuitablconstruction, has associated therewith a support 2. This support,includes, as a part thereof, a superimposed thermo-sensitive bi-metalstrip 3, well known in itself, secured to the support 2 at one end bysuitable fastening means l. The differential expansion in the strip 3vis such that the free end thereof will be deflected upwardly upontemperature increases. 'Although I do not wish to be limited to anyparticular construction ofthe strip 3, preferably, the strip is cuppedor otherwise deflected upwardly'as at l to eilect a sudden snappingaction of the outer free end `of the strip upon substantial increase oftemperature (Cl. 13b-51) adjacent the deflected section. Obviously, ifthe ash receiver is sufllciently deep, the gradually upward deflectionof the outer end of the strip 3 will be sufllcient to deposit thesupported tobacco product in the receiver and the snap- 5 ping actionproduced by the cupping of the strip may be dispensed with.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the burning .cigarette `6, or the like, issupported intermediate its ends upon the support 2.v Upon continuedinward burning of the cigarette to adjacent the section 5, the heat fromthe burning end will result in a sudden reversed buckling of thatparticular section which will snap the outer free end of the strip 3upwardly flipping the cigarette l5 6 into the ash receiver as shown inFig. 3. Upon cooling the strip 3wi1l return to the position shown inFig. 2.

Obviously, the thermo-sensitive strip 3 may constitute `the sole supportfor the tobacco product with the elimination of the support 2. Also, itis not necessary that the support for the tobacco product be locatedabove the ash receiver for if it is desired vthe strip 3 may be employedto flip the tobacco product up into the receiver.

Having described my invention, it will become apparent that obviouschanges and modifications will occur to those'skilled in the art.-I Forthis reason, I do not desire to be limited to the "exact details ofconstruction shown and described but intend to include as part of myinvention such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by 3 5 Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, an ash receiver, and a support for lighted cigarettesand the like associated with said receiver, said support comprising astrip of thermostatic metal flxedlysecured at one end 40 and deflectedupwardly and inwardly at the other end relative to said receiver uponpredetermined increases in temperature, a portion of said strip beingdeflected upwardly intermediate the ends to impart a snapping action tothe upward deflection of said` end whereby a supported cigarette or thelike is deposited in said receiver.

2. In combination, an afsh receiver, and a support for lightedcigarettes and the like associated with said receiver, said supportbeing fixed at one end and deflected upwardly and inwardly at the otherend relative to said receiver upon predetermined increases intemperature, a section of said support comprising a strip ofthermostatic metal deflected upwardly in a localized zone, said toupward deiiection of said end whereby a supported cigarette or the likeis deposited in said. receiver. y

3. In combination, an ash receiver, and a support for lighted cigarettesand the like-associated with said` receiver, said support being ilxed atone end and deected upwardly and inwardlyv at the other end relative tosaid receiver upon predetermined increases in temperature, a section ofsaid support comprising a strip of thermostatic metal deected upwardlyin a localized zone adjacent said tlxed end,v said deected zone uponincreasing temperature being deilected downwardiy to impart a snappingaction to upward deilection of said end whereby a, supported cigaretteor the like is deposited in said receiver.

4. In combination, an ash receiver, a fixed support ,for lightedcigarettes andthe like associated with said receiver, and a strip ofthermostatic metal flxedly secured at the inner end upon said xedsupport upon which the cigarette is directly-supported, the other end ofsaid strip being free to deflect upwardly and inwardly relative to saidreceiver upon predetermined increases in temperature, a section of saidstrip being cupped upwardly adjacent said xed end, said section u'ponincreasing temperature being deflected downwardly to impart a snappingaction to upward deection of said end whereby a supported cigarette orthe like is deposited in said receiver.

5. A safety smokers article comprising an ash receptacle, a rest carriedthereby, and a thermostatictdevice'connected to the base of the rest,including a snap acting section arranged to throw a lighted cigar,cigarette, or the like from saidl rest when the lighted portion of saidcigar reaches the snap acting section.

6. A safety smokers article comprising an ash aoiaseo deected zone vuponincreasing temperature being Y deiiected downwardly to impart a snappingaction a lighted cigar, cigarette, or the like may be disreceptacle. arest carried thereby, and a metallic heat responsive member on said restupon which posed, said heat responsive member comprising a part actuatedby heat from said lighted article 5 to throw the latter into saidreceptacle.

7. In combination, an ash receiver, and a support for lighted cigarettesand the like associated with said receiver, said support comprising abimetallic thermostatic plate xedly secured at one lo end, and deflectedupwardly and inwardly at the other end relative lto said receiver uponpredetermined increases in temperature, whereby a supported cigarette orthe like is deposited in said receiver. y l5 8. A safety smokers articlecomprising an ash receptacle, a r'est carried thereby to hold a lightedcigarette or the like, and a heat responsive meml ber connected to saidrest, including snapping means, said snapping means being actuated upon20 an increase in temperature due to the heat of the lighted cigaretteor the like on the rest, to snap a cigarette on said rest in such amanner as to throw it into the receptacle.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a smokers 25 article comprising anash receptacle, a rest carried thereby, an automatic actuating device.associated with the rest for throwing a lighted cigarette or the likethereon intothe receptacle, said actuating device comprising a,bi-metallic plate 30 secured at its innerv end adjacent to thereceptacle and having its outer end remote from the receptacle, theouter end being capable of snapping upwardly to throw a cigarette or thelike into the receptacle, and the remaining portion of said de- 35 viceincluding snapping means for causing the outer end of the bi-metallicplate to automatically eiifect the throwing action above mentioned.

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